PoliticsJanuary 16, 2022Youngkin responds to school mask mandate pushback from Virginia schoolsVirginia school districts acted quickly to remind their staffers and students about mask policies shortly after newly sworn-in Gov. Glenn Youngkin's order to lift the mandate, prompting a response by the governor.
U.S.November 25, 2021Afghan translator expresses gratitude for daughters' education, first Thanksgiving in AmericaThree months ago, Zabiullah R., who served as a combat translator for the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan, did not know what would happen to him and his family after the U.S. military withdrawal.
U.S.July 10, 2021Widow, 90, faces economic hardship amid massive backlog of veteran recordsNinety-year-old Susana Mallinson has been waiting over a year for her husband Frank's military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis.
U.S.July 3, 2021Washington's newest memorial sees its first Fourth of JulyThe COVID-19 pandemic delayed the unveiling of Washington's newest monument--the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The debut was slated for May 2020, right before the year's Fourth of July celebrations. But the memorial didn't make its appearance until September 2020. Now, with the district returning to normal, tourists can enjoy the Capitol's newest tribute.
U.S.July 1, 2021Military families express growing frustration over pandemic-induced backlog of veteran recordsThe partial shutdown of the National Personnel Records Center, an agency of the National Archives, has led to a backlog of approximately 500,000 requests.
WorldJanuary 22, 2020Afghanistan Ambassador partners with Independence Fund, brings cultures togetherAmb. Roya Rahmani says 40 years of war has left her country with deep wounds.
